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| Croydon buggy crash death of Olivia Langley investigated | |
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| Detectives investigating the death of a three-year-old girl are assessing whether a gust of wind blew her buggy in front of the van that killed her. | Detectives investigating the death of a three-year-old girl are assessing whether a gust of wind blew her buggy in front of the van that killed her. |
| Olivia Langley died in the accident in Croydon, south London, at about 08:45 GMT Monday morning. | |
| Witnesses reported seeing Olivia's pushchair being blown into the street, in Wellesley Road, just before it was hit by the van. | Witnesses reported seeing Olivia's pushchair being blown into the street, in Wellesley Road, just before it was hit by the van. |
| Olivia was pronounced dead at St George's Hospital just after 10:00 GMT. | Olivia was pronounced dead at St George's Hospital just after 10:00 GMT. |
| Her mother, named as Louise Uffindell, 29, had left the pushchair as she went to fetch something from inside the house, witnesses have said. | Her mother, named as Louise Uffindell, 29, had left the pushchair as she went to fetch something from inside the house, witnesses have said. |
| Police said the driver, who stopped at the scene, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. | Police said the driver, who stopped at the scene, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. |
| 'Beautiful girl' | 'Beautiful girl' |
| He will return to a south London police station in May. | He will return to a south London police station in May. |
| A police spokesman said that the possibility that the pushchair was blown into the path of the van "will form part of our investigation". | A police spokesman said that the possibility that the pushchair was blown into the path of the van "will form part of our investigation". |
| Formal identification and a post-mortem examination are due to be carried out, he added. | Formal identification and a post-mortem examination are due to be carried out, he added. |
| Flowers have been left outside the family's home. | Flowers have been left outside the family's home. |
| Resident Temi Ismail-Sobogun, 22, who has a two-year-old son, said: "She was a beautiful little girl. | Resident Temi Ismail-Sobogun, 22, who has a two-year-old son, said: "She was a beautiful little girl. |
| "I'm gripping on to my son's pram now every moment. Even the wind coming along the road today shows how easy it must have been to just go into the road." | "I'm gripping on to my son's pram now every moment. Even the wind coming along the road today shows how easy it must have been to just go into the road." |
| Another neighbour, Glenford Evans, said Ms Uffindell was a "lovely mother". | Another neighbour, Glenford Evans, said Ms Uffindell was a "lovely mother". |
| "Everyone's really devastated by it," she said. "We just hope it's something that doesn't happen again to anyone. | "Everyone's really devastated by it," she said. "We just hope it's something that doesn't happen again to anyone. |
| "She was a beautiful little girl. Very quiet, very friendly. It's just absolutely awful." | "She was a beautiful little girl. Very quiet, very friendly. It's just absolutely awful." |